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Photo of a gold-framed shrine lit warmly at night, showing a seated deity murti dressed in gold and jewelled ornaments, framed by yellow and red flower garlands and an orange cloth backdrop. A cobra hood is carved above the murti. A priest in an orange-red head cloth and bare upper body, with a rudraksha-style bead band on his arm, stands in the lower left, one arm extended toward the deity in a gesturing motion. A gilded lamp stand and a pink jewelled pedestal sit at the base. A small inset portrait with an orange turban sits in the top-left corner, and a standing figure is partly visible at left.

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September 28 20222022-09-28September 28 20222022-09-28A decorated deity murti of Venkateshwara seated on a cushioned throne at the centre of a shrine, flanked by two smaller standing figures. The central figure wears a tall ornate crown, a gold-embroidered green and red garment, layered gold necklaces, bangles and a vertical Vaishnava tilak. A large silver conch rests at the base of the throne, and a gold-tipped mace or staff leans beside it. Behind them, an orange cloth canopy and a gilded serpent-hood backdrop frame the altar. The shrine is lit warmly, with a gilded kalasha at lower right. No people are visible.2022-09-28A photograph of a decorated deity murti set on an ornate silver-studded seat and surrounded by garlands. The central figure wears a tall ornate golden crown, heavy gold and red-stone necklaces, and green and blue silk garments, and holds a mace-like staff. Flanking figures on either side wear crowns, orange and white flower garlands and gold jewellery. Marigold and red rose garlands frame the arch behind them, with an orange cloth canopy above and a red cloth below. A brass kalasha stands at the lower right. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues. The image carries a small a person-style portrait icon in the top left corner.2022-09-28A photograph of a deity murti seated on a throne, framed by an orange silk backdrop and a dense arc of yellow marigold and red rose garlands. The figure wears an ornate gold crown with jewelled embellishments, a gold necklace layered with pendants, a blue garment with gold-bordered green and gold drapes, and bejewelled armlets; it holds a gold staff-like sceptre. The face has a vertical tilak mark. A small inset photo of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure appears in the upper left corner, and a copyright line is faintly visible on the right side of the image. No physical people are visible in the frame, only the murti and garlands. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or darshan at a temple.2022-09-28October 03 20142014-10-03February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesApril 27 20182018-04-27 +1 copiesMarch 01 20152015-03-01A photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron garment with a marigold and red flower garland over his shoulders, standing at left with his back partly to the camera and raising red flower petals toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti stands in a golden arched niche with a gold crown, layered gold necklaces, red and green garlands, and marigold garlands draped over it, flanked by smaller decorated figures. The covered open-air shrine has a pale green cloth below and a gold kalasha-like vessel at the base, with a red-and-white pillared wall behind.2015-02-23A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti. Two priests in orange-brown garments kneel and bow at the left side of the murti. Ornate gold-painted architecture frames the scene, with a gold lion-carved pillar on the right, a multi-tiered painted pedestal with lion figures, and a lit oil lamp in the lower right corner.2017-01-08March 05 20152015-03-05 +1 copies